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| International Standards for Tuberculosis Care | |
Link to document(s) | http://www.stoptb.org/resou... |
Author(s): | Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance |
Description: |
The purpose of the International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC) is to describe a widely accepted level of care that all practitioners, public and private, should seek to achieve in managing patients who have, or are suspected of having, tuberculosis. The Standards are intended to facilitate the effective engagement of all care providers in delivering high-quality care for patients of all ages and for patients with tuberculosis caused by drug-resistant tuberculosis a...more |
Document type: | Guidelines |
Language: | English |
Original language of document: | English |
Publication date: | 2006 |
Primary area(s) of focus: | Tuberculosis |
Secondary areas of focus: | DOTS expansion, TB-HIV, DOTS-Plus & MDR-TB, TB Vaccines, TB Diagnostics, TB Drugs, Laboratory, Other, Advocacy, Communication & Social Mobilization (ACSM) |
Bibliographic Citation: | Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance. International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC). The Hague: Tuberculosis Coalition for Technical Assistance, 2006 |
Material written specifically for patients: | Yes |
Date of entry: | March 23, 2007 |
Overall user rating: | Not yet reviewed |
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